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Jean L. Turner
Field:Astrophysics
Work Institutions:University of California, Los Angeles

Jean L. Turner is an astrophysicist and distinguished professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1] She was lead author on research and discovery of a particular star cluster in the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253, considered 'remarkable' for being an extremely dusty gas cloud and having highly efficient star formation.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Career

Turner received her AB in astronomy from Harvard University and her PhD degree in astronomy from UC Berkeley. She was a Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian Fellow (1984-1986), a visiting associate at Caltech (2004), Caroline Herschel visiting fellow at Space Telescope (2007), and visiting scientist at the Joint ALMA Observatory (2011). Turner was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2006,[16] [17] and the UCLA Physics and Astronomy Department chair from 2014 to 2018.

She is an active member of the International Astronomical Union,[18] and has also contributed to the development and commissioning of the Hat Creek Millimeter Interferometer and the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array.[19]

Research areas

Her research specialty is in the gaseous environments of young 'super star clusters' in local galaxies, including O star winds and star formation efficiency.[20] The youngest star clusters are typically embedded in dusty gas clouds, and therefore hidden from optical telescopes, so observations are done with infrared and millimeter wavelength telescopes.[21] Such studies can help explain the differences in early Milky Way and Population III stars.

References

  1. Web site: Jean Turner: Biography UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2020-07-26. www.astro.ucla.edu.
  2. Turner. J. L.. Beck. S. C.. Benford. D. J.. Consiglio. S. M.. Ho. P. T. P.. Kovács. A.. Meier. D. S.. Zhao. J.-H.. March 2015. Highly efficient star formation in NGC 5253 possibly from stream-fed accretion. Nature. 519. 7543. 331–333. 10.1038/nature14218. 25788096. 0028-0836. 1503.05254. 2015Natur.519..331T . 4396346.
  3. Web site: Wolpert. Stuart. UCLA. 2015-03-19. Young Star Cluster Displays Highly Efficient Star Formation. 2020-07-26. SciTechDaily. en-US.
  4. Web site: January 2006. Space com Staff 11. Astronomers See 'Star Formation on Steroids'. 2020-07-26. Space.com. 11 January 2006 . en.
  5. Web site: NGC 5253. 2020-07-26. wise-obs.tau.ac.il.
  6. News: Over million young stars found in nearby galaxy. The Economic Times. 2020-07-26.
  7. Web site: Astronomers watch star clusters spewing out dust: New observations confirm long-standing theory that stars are copious producers of heavy elements. 2020-07-26. ScienceDaily. en.
  8. Web site: More Than a Million Stars Forming In a Mysterious Dusty Gas Cloud - SpaceRef. 2020-07-26. spaceref.com.
  9. Web site: 'Stunned' scientists discover star cluster. 2020-07-26. From the Grapevine. en.
  10. Web site: 2015-06-10. Nearby "Dwarf" Galaxy is Home to Luminous Star Cluster. 2020-07-26. Technology Org. en-US.
  11. Web site: Press. Viva Sarah. 2015-06-10. Astronomers discover colossal star cluster. 2020-07-26. ISRAEL21c. en-US.
  12. Web site: Astronomers Spot Millions Of Stars Forming In Small Nearby Galaxy. 2020-07-26. IFLScience. 19 March 2015 . en.
  13. News: PTI. 2015-03-19. Over million young stars found in nearby galaxy. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-07-26. 0971-751X.
  14. Web site: News Page (Astronomy & Astrophysics) - American Friends of Tel Aviv University. 2020-07-26. www.aftau.org.
  15. Web site: UCLA astronomers watch star clusters spewing out dust. 2020-07-26. EurekAlert!. en.
  16. Web site: UCLA Fellows elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. ucla.edu.
  17. Web site: Astronomy (Section D) American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2020-07-26. www.aaas.org.
  18. Web site: International Astronomical Union IAU. 2020-08-01. www.iau.org.
  19. Web site: Jean Turner Homepage UCLA Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics. 2020-07-26. www.astro.ucla.edu.
  20. Turner. Jean L.. August 2015. Submillimeter View of Gas and Dust in the Forming Super Star Cluster in NGC 5253. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. en. 12. S316. 31–35. 10.1017/S1743921316008735. 1743-9213. free. 1509.08531.
  21. Turner. Jean L.. Consiglio. S. Michelle. Beck. Sara C.. Goss. W. M.. Ho. Paul. T. P.. Meier. David S.. Silich. Sergiy. Zhao. Jun-Hui. 2017-09-01. ALMA Detects CO(3–2) within a Super Star Cluster in NGC 5253. The Astrophysical Journal. 846. 1. 73. 10.3847/1538-4357/aa8669. 1538-4357. 1706.09944. 2017ApJ...846...73T . 119006175 . free .

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